{"id":26661,"date":"2022-08-26T17:28:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T11:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=26661"},"modified":"2022-08-26T17:33:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T12:03:06","slug":"drone-detection-technology-tested-at-lax-after-dozens-of-sightings-including-some-near-misses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/26\/drone-detection-technology-tested-at-lax-after-dozens-of-sightings-including-some-near-misses\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone detection technology tested at LAX after dozens of sightings, including some near misses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/a>Following dozens of drone sightings and a handful of statements of a \u201cguy in a jetpack\u201d \u2014 around Los Angeles International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration will test new technology to spot, track and identify drones in restricted airspace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The federally funded program would make LAX only the 2nd airport operating the \u201cstate-of-the-art technology,\u201d which is also being tested at Miami International Airport<\/strong><\/a>, with plans to expand across the country, according to the TSA\u2019s information Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There have been 38 drone sightings this year at LAX<\/a>, including one within 700 feet of an aircraft, according to the TSA. Since last year, there have been 90 visual sightings and 5,200 technical detections of drones within three miles of LAX<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile there are many beneficial uses for drones in our society, it is becoming far too common that drones are sighted around airports, which presents significant security risks and unnecessary disruptions to the traveling public,\u201d Rep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Downey) stated in a report. Drones have been a repeated nuisance at LAX, with pilots reporting near misses while landing and taking off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2020, multiple pilots told they had seen someone flying in a jetpack at a high altitude around the airport. The statements were never confirmed; the FBI told pilots may have been seeing balloons, and another theory was that the object could have been a drone with a mannequin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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